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Today is the day the Siege of Malta ended with a Christian victory.
The Siege where 700 Christian knights defeated 40,000 ottomans and secured the future of Christian Europe. pic.twitter.com/lRKNFQGous
— Trad West (@trad_west_) September 8, 2026
Have you read this? It is a ripping read!
The Great Siege, Malta 1565: Clash of Cultures: Christian Knights Defend Western Civilization Against the Moslem Tide.
The person of Jean de la Vallette is amazing. His life demonstrates something of the stakes involved, for he had spent some time as a galley slave. He understood well what awaited the vanquished and he set himself with resolve in the face of the Islamic threat.
For the curious, here is the Latin of the tomb of this great Catholic solider.
HIC ASIAE LIBYAEQUE PAVOR TUTELAQUE QUONDAM
EUROPAE EDOMITIS SACRA PER ARMA GETIS
PRIMUS IN HAC ALMA QUAM CONDIDIT URBE SEPULTUS
VALLETTA AETERNO DIGNUS HONORE JACET
White to move and mate in 4.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Chris Garton-Zavesky on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 15th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 23rd Ordinary): “Every little thing we do to save souls matters. The widow of Naim was weeping over her son, and God…”
